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August 21, 2023 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Lehigh Anthracite Coal, LLC · Struck against a moving object

Employee was moving material while operating wheel loader, drove over a pot hole, immediately applied foot brake causing loader to come to sudden stop. Employee felt a strain in lower back area and was taken to local Urgent Care for observation and diagnosed with strain of muscle to lower back and placed on light duty.

September 8, 2015 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Lehigh Anthracite Coal, LLC · Struck against a moving object

While operating empty haul truck, employee drove over bump in road entering shovel cut that jarred lower back section causing soreness and pain to lower back area. Two days later on 9/10/15, employee was still sore and taken for observation and diagnosed with lumbar strain.

March 14, 2014 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Lehigh Anthracite Coal, LLC · Struck against a moving object

Employee received a strain to lower back area when the Komatsu WA450-5L wheel loader he was operating hit a pot hole causing sudden jarring. Employee was taken to hospital for observation, given a steroid injection, then returned to work with no restrictions.

March 26, 2012 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Lehigh Anthracite Coal, LLC · Struck against a moving object

Employee was operating haul truck TR604 and started experiencing chest pains. After parking haul truck employee descended haul truck, called foreman, and then taken to local hospital for observation.

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